Petiveriaceae
Meerts, P. (2025) Petiveriaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique
Description of the family
Trees, shrubs, lianes or herbs. Stipules absent or very small. Leaves alternete, simple; veins lateral from a single midrib; margin entire. Inflorescences axillary or terminal; flowers solitary or in cymes, racemes or panicles; bracts and bracteoles present. Flowers bisexual or unisexual, small, generally actinomorphic. Sepals 4 or 5, green or coloured. persistant; petals absent; stamens 4-65, free, with anthers dorsifixed, opening longitudinally; gynoecium superior, with 1 carpel, 1 locule. Fruit a berry, samara or an achene. Worldwide: Native in the tropical and subtropical Americas; various species introduced in tropical Africa and Asia. DRC: 3 genera and 3 taxa. |
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Links to genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Hilleria Vell. | Description, Image |
| Petiveria L. | Description |
| Rivina L. | Description |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PetiveriaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Petiveriaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Petiveriaceae
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Petiveriaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Petiveriaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Petiveriaceae
Wikipedia: Petiveriaceae
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Tropicos: Petiveriaceae